Brenda Barnum's Paintings are collected by private and public collectors, and are featured in Chicago at the Signature Room in John Hancock, IMC Inc. in Northbrook and Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. Barnum also has an extensive education, earning a Major in Interior Design from Gateway Technical College in 1975, a Major in Design from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1977, and a Major in Film/Painting from Minneapolis College and Design in 1980. In 1981 Barnum went on to recieve a fourth major in Painting from the San Fransisco Art Institute.